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The NHS needs dismantling as it can not continue in it's present, expensive, unwieldily form. By dismantling, the best bits will rise from the ashes, the bits we didn't need will disappear and therefore not consume scarce resources. When something is so broken, only radical action will work; tinkering at the edges, hoping it will all get better one day, is not a strategy that is proven to work.

What also needs dismantling is the current corrosive power culture in the NHS. It needs strong leaders who are compassionate, open and honest and with strong values, working solely on the patient's behalf. That's a health service we would all recognise. I have my fingers crossed!